Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

people pleaser

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: peo-ple -pleas-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.

Informal

noun

Someone who prioritizes serving others over their own desires.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Her wedding gives her fans the satisfying narrative conclusion that they desire. Or which, in the case of the fandom’s more lunatic fringes, they believe that they are entitled to. Hey, she’s a people pleaser."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

people pleasers (plural) people-pleaser (alternative)

Phrases

people-pleasing all things to all people

Frequently Paired Words

people-pleasing all things to all people

Synonyms

adulator apple polisher arse-kisser arse-licker ass-kisser ass-licker bootlick bootlicker buttkisser buttlicker brownnose brown noser

Questions

What does people pleaser mean?: An obsequious, subservient person, especially in a workplace.

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